{"data":{"id":"us-nm/30-7-2.4","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"30-7-2.4","heading":"Unlawful carrying of a firearm on university premises; notice; penalty.","body":"A. Unlawful carrying of a firearm on university premises consists of carrying a firearm on university premises except by:\n(1) a peace officer;\n(2) university security personnel;\n(3) a student, instructor or other university-authorized personnel who are engaged in army, navy, marine corps or air force reserve officer training corps programs or a state-authorized hunter safety training program;\n(4) a person conducting or participating in a university-approved program, class or other activity involving the carrying of a firearm; or\n(5) a person older than nineteen years of age on university premises in a private automobile or other private means of conveyance, for lawful protection of the person's or another's person or property.\nB. A university shall conspicuously post notices on university premises that state that it is unlawful to carry a firearm on university premises.\nC. As used in this section:\n(1) \"university\" means a baccalaureate degree-granting post-secondary educational institution, a community college, a branch community college, a technical-vocational institute and an area vocational school; and\n(2) \"university premises\" means:\n(a) the buildings and grounds of a university, including playing fields and parking areas of a university, in or on which university or university-related activities are conducted; or\n(b) any other public buildings or grounds, including playing fields and parking areas that are not university property, in or on which university-related and sanctioned activities are performed.\nD. Whoever commits unlawful carrying of a firearm on university premises is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.","path":["Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses","ARTICLE 7 Weapons and Explosives"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18530/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"bae1c3d43d984873fce59de54021674a9850d7d561283ff08864a22e8f55afaf","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/30-7-2.3","next":"us-nm/30-7-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}